Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-28
IDAHO

NINE. PATTI has as household con
panions three dogs and six talkin
parrots.
WALT WHITMAN quietly celebrate
his sixty-ninth birthday at Camden. n
j., last Tuesday.
A Bostonian is trying to raise none.
to build a summer cottage for the ven
cradle Walt Whitman.
JAMES E. MURDOCH IS giving Wen
patronlzed series of reading IN th'
principal southern cities.
EDITOR WILLIAM O'BRIEN, NJ T., II
to be banquetted by radicals and IRISH
men in London on his return.
GoUNoD will conduct the orchestrs
at the Vatican when his cantata for the
Jubilee of the pope is performed.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT is reported
to be the only total abstainer among
the editors of the leading New York
dailies.
GEN. SHERIDAN was once confined in
the guard house at West Point for
three days for brushing fly off his
nose while on parade.
The wife of Senator Gibson, OF
Louisiana, still lies at the point OF
death. and little, If any, hope is en-
tertained for her recovery.
The centenary of the death of La
Perouse is to be solemnlv celebrated by
The French Geographical society.
Whether he died in 1887 or 1888 is not
known.
REGARDING his last two books, Ben:
Pcrley Poore is reported to have re-
marked "They will probably bring in
enough money to pay my funeral ex-
penses
COUNT KARoLYI is said to be desir-
BUS of retiring from the Austrian en-
bassy in London. At the personal re-
quest of the emperor, however he will
remain until July 10.
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH and Crown
Prince Rudolph will unvail the monu-
ment to Haydn, the composer, at Vi
snna. The archbishop of Vienna will
oiliciate ut the ceremony.
THE leading newspaper organ of the
solored men in Florida says that the
,lection of Mr.. Pasco to the United
States senate is satisfactory to them.
He is considered liberal and progress
,,ve man.
Mr.. KENNEDY, of Now York, has
presented the large picture, by f. T..
Church, of "Ihe Falls of Niagara, "
which he purchased recently at the
otSNait oaio iol H. Stp, w lHc bNotblou
National gallery, and ii was hung last
week in the central octagon. The
picture originally cost f3, 900.
Gov. LARRABEE has invited Rev. o.
j, Squires, OF New York. to visit Iowa
to deliver a series of temperance adj
dresses. Years ago he visited thai
state and wrote an account of its peo
pie and natural resources. This was
widely published and greatly encour
aged immigration to Iowa, The invi
tation was accepted.
The German crown prince and crown
princess are to arrive in England on
Wednesday, June Is, and they will TO.
side at Spencer house during their stay
in London. They will be accompanied
by Prince and Princess William, thu
hereditary prince and princess of SAKE
Meiningen, Prince Henry and theil
three younger daughters.
Mrs. ELLEN FOSTER, the eloquent
temperance advocate, is on her way tC
to Carlsbad, Bohemia, where she will
rest for few weeks. She will
then make a tour of the principal
European cities and will probably
spend a month in Great Britain before
returning homo, She is accompanied
by Helen Cougar, the Indiana apostle
of teetotalism.
DAVE CRoNK, who is now taking care
of the president in the Adirondacks. i.
one of the most skilful guides in tina
country. He is typical guide. Dav,
is full of fish lore and grim humor
knowing every shoal and drop in the
broad expanse of ruiiied waters, learned
science of decoying the jeweled prince
OF the brook and wise in preparing fol-
him at noon as u dish for the gods.
PORTE CRAYoN." whose pen an,
pencil sketches OF life in the south wer,
so charming thirty years ago. is pas
sing peaceful and prosperous old age
in his native state. Virginia, His rea
name is David Hunter Strother, an,
his service in the union army durin!
the war of the rebellion entities hin
to the title of general. Gen. Stro
Their is 20 years old and in perfeC